The Coffin of the second layer – Lady Dai was found locked inside four layers of coffins

According to an autopsy Xin Zhui was overweight, suffered from back pain, high blood pressure, clogged arteries, liver disease, gall stones, diabetes and had a severely damaged heart.

She passed away due to a heart attack at the age of 50 and experts have put it down to her lavish lifestyle as a Marquis.

What is a mummy?

Mummies are dead humans or animals whose skin and organs have been preserved either by intentional or accidental exposure to chemicals, extreme cold, very low humidity or lack of air.
This means the body doesn’t decay, so long as it’s kept in cool and dry conditions.
Mummies have been found on every continent, with more than a million animal mummies – mainly cats – being found in Egypt.
In Ancient Egypt, when a king (known as a pharaoh) died, it was believed he would ascend to the afterlife and become one of the many gods the people worshipped.
They used the process of mummification to preserve the bodies and prevent them from decomposing.
Deliberate mummification began as early as the 2nd dynasty (about 3400 BCE) and became an integral part of Egyptian rituals for the dead.
It could take up to 70 days to embalm a body.
The mummies of Asia are usually considered to be accidental. The decedents were buried in just the right place where the environment could act as an agent for preservation.
This is especially common in the desert areas of the Tarim Basin and Iran.
Mummies have been discovered in more humid Asian climates, but recovering them proves very challenging as the bodies are subject to rapid decay after being removed from the grave due to the warm, moist climate.

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